Korte Company Begins Construction on Edmond Readiness Center

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The Korte Company begins construction on the Edmond Readiness Center in Edmond, Oklahoma. Originally constructed in 1971 as an armory and indoor firing range, the Edmond Readiness Center project’s scope of work includes a comprehensive interior renovation of the existing 28,000-square-foot facility. Today, the facility serves as the battalion headquarters for the Oklahoma Army National Guard 1st Battalion, 179th Regiment. The interior space plan maximizes mission critical functions and is designed to accommodate future mission use. The design also includes open office areas, additional classrooms and conference areas, as well as a fitness area, general office, heated storage/locker areas and … Read more

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BNBuilders, AC Martin to Renovate Caltech Biomedical Laboratory

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – BNBuilders is the design/builder with AC Martin to renovate a Caltech biomedical laboratory for Professor Lihong Wang, a new Medical Engineering professor with Caltech’s Engineering & Applied Science Division. The new laboratory will bring Dr. Wang’s breakthrough research and tissue imaging capabilities to Caltech in Pasadena, California. The renovated space will feature new imaging laboratories, a tissue culture room, an instrument room and office space of approximately 10,800 square feet. The new space will allow for non-invasive imaging of cells, tissues, animals and humans using lasers and ultrasound technology. Construction has started within the existing W.M. … Read more

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Linbeck Group Finishes Sunset Coffee Building Rehabilitation

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HOUSTON, Texas – Linbeck Group has recently completed downtown Houston, Texas’ historic Sunset Coffee Building located at Allen’s Landing near Main and Commerce streets. Purchased by Buffalo Bayou Partnership in 2003, as part of its master plan to transform a 10-mile stretch of the neglected Buffalo Bayou into a thriving waterfront, the 12,700-square-foot former coffee-roasting facility required extensive work to rehabilitate the 1910 industrial building. It is now a recreational and cultural center that features a rooftop terrace for events, an outdoor plaza, a canoe, kayak and bike rental facility, café and office space for BBP. Total cost for the … Read more

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Western Specialty Contractors Completes Historic Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary Project

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – When the main cell house building at the historic Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco, California, was constructed in 1910-1912, prison workers mixed salt water from the surrounding San Francisco Bay and brick rubble in the concrete support beams. Coupled with the island’s extreme weather conditions, the large, cast-in-place concrete support beams in the original citadel and basement shower room areas that support the main cellblock structures began to deteriorate and fail, posing major structural damage to the historic building. The citadel was part of the original structure and dates back to the Civil War era. … Read more

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Hunt Construction Group Celebrates Topping Out at Iconic Miami Dolphins’ Stadium

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Hunt Construction Group, an AECOM company, recently celebrated the phase two topping out of the 65,326-seat Dolphins’ stadium, home to the NFL’s Miami Dolphins. Hunt is the construction manager for the multi-year renovation that will modernize this global entertainment destination. The work during phase two, which will be completed for this upcoming NFL season, includes a 626,000-square-foot canopy with four spires that reach 357-feet high in each corner of the stadium. The canopy provides shade for 92 percent of the fans, an increase from only 17 percent prior to construction, and also was built with resiliency … Read more

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